IT Network Project Manager - Contract

Technical Agile Project Manager - IT Infrastructure - Network

INSIDE IR35

Duration: initially 6 months with opportunity to extend for the right candidate

Main Purpose of the Job:
To collaborate closely with teams across a well-established world-class London University to help deliver a large-scale strategic Network Modernisation Programme. The Project Manager will be a key Programme resource managing day-to-day project deliveries supporting the Programme Director to deliver the agreed business outcomes.

Reports To: Portfolio Delivery Manager and Programme Director
Budgetary Responsibilities: Project Manager will oversee and manage project budgets on behalf of the Programme Director.
Direct Reports: None, though the Project Manager will manage day-to-day activities for resources across IT and third-party providers for project delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

The Project Manager will oversee and manage approved work packages, including:

Project Delivery

• Developing and maintaining project plans and documentation through all life cycle stages.
• Facilitating risk workshops and managing risks throughout the project.
• Overseeing project finances.
• Handling project scope changes and producing documented change control impact assessments.
• Creating project status reports for key stakeholders.
• Planning, organising, and implementing project deliverables working alongside partner organisations.
• Preparing transition documentation to hand projects over to the IT service team (BAU).
• Requesting and coordinating project resources and team members to fulfil tasks and activities.

Support to Project and Support Teams

• Facilitate daily standups to support and remove/manage any potential blockers to enable the team's progress.
• Facilitate conflict resolution and decision-making within the team.
• Encourage cross-functional working among team members.
• Balancing technical quality goals with project scope objectives.
• Providing feedback and supporting continuous improvement.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience in managing large scale technical transformation projects that involve changes to existing Network infrastructure or implementing new systems.
• Experience working with external partners, vendors, and specifically external partner project managers is required.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a geographically dispersed team of management, stakeholders, project managers, and task owners.
• Familiarity with industry-standard software and project methodologies and tooling (e.g., Agile, Prince2, Jira, Confluence, Planview, MS project).
• Experience of Aruba technologies desirable.

Essential Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

• Strong understanding of project management methodologies and processes.
• Proficiency in producing accurate and high-quality project documentation.
• Ability to manage stakeholders and conduct effective meetings.
• Skilled in managing risks and utilising RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies).
• Working knowledge of networking, infrastructure, IT security, applications, databases, and data centers, including system interfaces.
• Ability to multitask and to quickly familiarize yourself with complex project deliverables.
• Understanding of Network architecture and security protocols.

Please apply to the advert for more information.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.